Contents for The Digital Classroom
Preface - David T. Gordon
The Digital Classroom
Introduction: An Invitation to Ask “What if . . . ?”
Andrea Oseas
Myths and Realities about Technology in K-12 Schools
Glenn M. Kleiman
Learning and Technology
High-Tech Kids: Trailblazers or Guinea Pigs?
Joan Westreich
Commentary :
- “Technologies don’t change schools—caring, capable people do” George Brackett
- “Technology is not just a tool” Edward Miller
Can Technology Exploit Our Many Ways of Knowing?
Howard Gardner
New Independence for Special Needs Students
Karen Kelly
Commentary:
- “Some assessments treat learning-disabled students unfairly” Thomas Hehir
Distance Learning in the Digital Age
Natalie Engler
The Global Schoolhouse
Wambui Githiora-Updike
Teaching and Technology
A New Culture of Teaching for the 21st Century
Stone Wiske
Preparing Teachers for the High-Tech Classroom
Clorinda Valenti
Commentary:
- “The big question is how to show up without showing up” David Perkins
Science: Venturing Online to Teach and Learn
Alan Feldman
Math: Calculating the Benefits of Cybersessions
Gene Klotz
History: Mining for Gold in a Mountain of Resources
Bill Tally and Melissa Burns
Literacy: Charlotte’s Web Meets the World Wide Web
Julie M. Wood
Managing Technology
A Tech Coordinator’s Road Map for the Information Highway Shelley Chamberlain
Partnerships: Making the Connection
Karen Kelly
Commentary:
- “Each community has a wealth of technical expertise” Karen Smith
Equity and Technology
The Real Digital Divide: Quality Not Quantity
Maisie McAdoo
Commentary:
- “Internet content should reflect children’s diversity of needs and interests” Milton Chen
The Gender Gap: Why Do Girls Get Turned Off to Technology? Karen Kelly
A Title IX for the Technology Divide?
Margaret Riel
Looking Ahead
A New Century Demands New Ways of Learning
Chris Dede
Commentary:
- “Is being a good citizen only about being a worker and consumer?” Larry Cuban
- “This is Dewey’s vision revisited” David Williamson Shaffer
Notes on Contributors
Who We Are
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